Trivia drag racing board game

ABSTRACT

A trivia drag racing board game for providing entertainment and testing one&#39;s knowledge of the sport of drag racing. The trivia drag racing board game includes a game board having a topside and also having two rows being disposed side-by-side and being imprinted upon the topside thereof and simulating drag racing lanes with each of the rows being divided into game-piece start sections, game-piece finish sections, and game-piece movement sections and with each of the game-piece finish sections and game-piece movement sections being imprinted thereupon with selected category initials representing a respective category; and also includes dice including a game die, a category die, and an order-of-play die; and further includes cards having category initials being displayed upon a side thereof, and also having drag racing questions and answers being displayed upon a side thereof with each question and answer corresponding to a respective category initial; and also includes game pieces including movement pieces for moving upon the sections of the rows on the game board.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

[0001] 1. Field of the Invention

[0002] The present invention relates to racing board games and moreparticularly pertains to a new trivia drag racing board game forproviding entertainment and testing one's knowledge of the sport of dragracing.

[0003] 2. Description of the Prior Art

[0004] The use of racing board games is known in the prior art. Morespecifically, racing board games heretofore devised and utilized areknown to consist basically of familiar, expected and obvious structuralconfigurations, notwithstanding the myriad of designs encompassed by thecrowded prior art which have been developed for the fulfillment ofcountless objectives and requirements.

[0005] Known prior art includes U.S. Pat. No. 6,095,522; U.S. Pat. No.5,139,267; U.S. Pat. No. 5,934,673; U.S. Pat. No. 5,645,279; U.S. Pat.No. 5,749,582; and U.S. Patent No. Des. 417,242.

[0006] While these devices fulfill their respective, particularobjectives and requirements, the aforementioned patents do not disclosea new trivia drag racing board game. The prior art includes board gamesincluding cards, dice, and game pieces used for moving upon the gameboards.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

[0007] The general purpose of the present invention, which will bedescribed subsequently in greater detail, is to provide a new triviadrag racing board game which has many of the advantages of the racingboard games mentioned heretofore and many novel features that result ina new trivia drag racing board game which is not anticipated, renderedobvious, suggested, or even implied by any of the prior art racing boardgames, either alone or in any combination thereof. The present inventionincludes a game board having a topside and also having two rows beingdisposed side-by-side and being imprinted upon the topside thereof andsimulating drag racing lanes with each of the rows being divided intogame-piece start sections, game-piece finish sections, and game-piecemovement sections and with each of the game-piece finish sections andgame-piece movement sections being imprinted thereupon with selectedcategory initials representing a respective category; and also includesdice including a game die, a category die, and an order-of-play die; andfurther includes cards having category initials being displayed upon aside thereof, and also having drag racing questions and answers beingdisplayed upon a side thereof with each question and answercorresponding to a respective category initial; and also includes gamepieces including movement pieces for moving upon the sections of therows on the game board. None of the prior art includes the combinationof the elements of the present invention.

[0008] There has thus been outlined, rather broadly, the more importantfeatures of the trivia drag racing board game in order that the detaileddescription thereof that follows may be better understood, and in orderthat the present contribution to the art may be better appreciated.There are additional features of the invention that will be describedhereinafter and which will form the subject matter of the claimsappended hereto.

[0009] In this respect, before explaining at least one embodiment of theinvention in detail, it is to be understood that the invention is notlimited in its application to the details of construction and to thearrangements of the components set forth in the following description orillustrated in the drawings. The invention is capable of otherembodiments and of being practiced and carried out in various ways.Also, it is to be understood that the phraseology and terminologyemployed herein are for the purpose of description and should not beregarded as limiting.

[0010] It is an object of the present invention to provide a new triviadrag racing board game which has many of the advantages of the racingboard games mentioned heretofore and many novel features that result ina new trivia drag racing board game which is not anticipated, renderedobvious, suggested, or even implied by any of the prior art racing boardgames, either alone or in any combination thereof.

[0011] Still another object of the present invention is to provide a newtrivia drag racing board game for providing entertainment and testingone's knowledge of the sport of drag racing.

[0012] Still yet another object of the present invention is to provide anew trivia drag racing board game that is easy and convenient to set up.

[0013] Even still another object of the present invention is to providea new trivia drag racing board game that is a fun-filled game intendedto simulate the sport of drag racing.

[0014] These together with other objects of the invention, along withthe various features of novelty which characterize the invention, arepointed out with particularity in the claims annexed to and forming apart of this disclosure. For a better understanding of the invention,its operating advantages and the specific objects attained by its uses,reference should be made to the accompanying drawings and descriptivematter in which there are illustrated preferred embodiments of theinvention.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0015] The invention will be better understood and objects other thanthose set forth above will become apparent when consideration is givento the following detailed description thereof. Such description makesreference to the annexed drawings wherein:

[0016]FIG. 1 is a top plan view of the game board of a new trivia dragracing board game according to the present invention.

[0017]FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the dice of the present invention.

[0018]FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the game pieces of the presentinvention.

[0019]FIG. 4 is front & back elevational views of the cards of thepresent invention.

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT

[0020] With reference now to the drawings, and in particular to FIGS. 1through 4 thereof, a new trivia drag racing board game embodying theprinciples and concepts of the present invention and generallydesignated by the reference numeral 10 will be described.

[0021] As best illustrated in FIGS. 1 through 4, the trivia drag racingboard game 10 generally comprises a game board 11 having a topside andalso having two rows 12,13 being disposed side-by-side and beingconventionally imprinted upon the topside thereof and simulating dragracing lanes with each of the rows 12,13 being divided into game-piecestart sections 14, game-piece finish sections 16, and game-piecemovement sections 15. Each of the game-piece finish sections 16 andgame-piece movement sections 15 are imprinted with selected categoryinitials 17 representing a respective category. The game board 11 alsoincludes simulated bleachers 18,19 being conventionally displayed to andalong sides of the rows 12,13.

[0022] Dice include a game die 20, a category die 21, and anorder-of-play die 22. The category die 21 is a cube having multiplesides with each of the multiple sides having a selected category initialimprinted thereupon to represent a particular category. Theorder-of-play die 22 is also a cube having multiple sides with each ofthe multiple sides having a selected time displayed in seconds imprintedthereupon.

[0023] Cards 23 have the category initials 24 being conventionallydisplayed upon a side thereof and corresponding to the category initials17 displayed on the game board 11, and also having drag racing questions25 and answers 26 being conventionally displayed upon the side thereof.Each question 25 and answer 26 corresponds to a respective categoryinitial 24 on the cards 23.

[0024] Game pieces 27,31 include movement pieces 27 for moving upon thesections 14-16 of the rows 12,13 on the game board 11. Each of themovement pieces 27 includes a support having a base portion 28 and astem portion 29, and also includes a flag 30 being securely attached tothe stem portion 29. The game pieces 27,31 also include a simulatedtrophy cup 31. The cards 23 further have a number representing how manygame-piece movement sections 15 for a user to move one's movement piece27 backwards upon the user answering the question 25 incorrectly.

[0025] In use, the order-of-play die 22 is rolled by the players todetermine the order of play. The player rolling the lowest score on theorder-of-play die 22 then rolls the category die 21 to determine thecategory in which the game is to be played. The selected player thenrolls the game die 20, and moves one's movement piece 27 forwardly anumber of the movement sections 15 upon the game board 11 equal to ascore shown face up on the game die 20. The selected player then selectsa card 23 and answers the question 25 corresponding to the categoryinitial 17 being displayed on the movement section 15 where the movementpiece 27 is disposed. If the selected player answers the question 25correctly, the selected player repeats the steps of rolling the game die20 and moving one's movement piece 27 and selecting a card 23 andanswering the question 24. If the selected player answers the question25 incorrectly, the selected player moves one's movement piece 27backwardly a number of movement sections 15 being displayed on the card23 and another player repeats the steps of rolling the game die 20 andmoving one's movement piece 27 and selects a card 23 and answers thequestion 25. The steps of rolling the game die 20 and moving one's themovement piece 27 and selecting a card 23 and answering the question 25until one of the players has moved one's movement piece 27 onto the gamepiece finish sections 16.

[0026] As to a further discussion of the manner of usage and operationof the present invention, the same should be apparent from the abovedescription. Accordingly, no further discussion relating to the mannerof usage and operation will be provided.

[0027] With respect to the above description then, it is to be realizedthat the optimum dimensional relationships for the parts of theinvention, to include variations in size, materials, shape, form,function and manner of operation, assembly and use, are deemed readilyapparent and obvious to one skilled in the art, and all equivalentrelationships to those illustrated in the drawings and described in thespecification are intended to be encompassed by the present invention.

[0028] Therefore, the foregoing is considered as illustrative only ofthe principles of the trivia drag racing board game. Further, sincenumerous modifications and changes will readily occur to those skilledin the art, it is not desired to limit the invention to the exactconstruction and operation shown and described, and accordingly, allsuitable modifications and equivalents may be resorted to, fallingwithin the scope of the invention.

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 2. (canceled); 3 A trivia drag racing board game comprising: a gameboard having a topside and also having two rows being disposedside-by-side and being imprinted upon said topside thereof andsimulating drag racing lanes, each of said rows being divided intogame-piece start sections, game-piece finish sections, and game-piecemovement sections, each of said game-piece finish sections andgame-piece movement sections being imprinted with selected categoryinitials representing a respective category, said game board alsoincluding simulated bleachers being displayed to and along sides of saidrows; dice including a game die, a category die, and an order-of-playdie, said category die being a cube having multiple sides, each of saidmultiple sides having a selected said category initial imprintedthereupon to represent a particular said category; cards having saidcategory initials being displayed upon a side thereof, and also havingdrag racing questions and answers being displayed upon said sidethereof, each said question and answer corresponding to a respectivesaid category initial; and game pieces including movement pieces formoving upon said sections of said rows on said game board. 4 The triviadrag racing board game as described in claim 3, wherein saidorder-of-play die is also a cube having multiple sides with each of saidmultiple sides having a selected time displayed in seconds imprintedthereupon. 5 The trivia drag racing board game as described in claim 4,wherein each of said movement pieces includes a support having a baseportion and a stem portion, and also includes a flag being attached tosaid stem portion. 6 The trivia drag racing board game as described inclaim 5, wherein said game pieces also include a simulated trophy cup. 7The trivia drag racing board game as described in claim 6, wherein eachof said cards further has a number representing how many said game-piecemovement sections for a user to move one's said movement piece backwardsupon the user answering said question incorrectly. 8 A method of playinga trivia drag racing board game includes the steps of: providing a gameboard having a topside and also having two rows being disposedside-by-side and being imprinted upon said topside thereof andsimulating drag racing lanes, each of said rows being divided intogame-piece start sections, game-piece finish sections, and game-piecemovement sections, each of said game-piece finish sections andgame-piece movement sections being imprinted with selected categoryinitials representing a respective category, and also providing diceincluding a game die, a category die, and an order-of-play die, andfurther providing cards having said category initials being displayedupon a side thereof, and also having drag racing questions and answersbeing displayed upon said side thereof, each said question and answercorresponding to a respective said category initial, and also providinggame pieces including movement pieces for moving upon said sections ofsaid rows on said game board; rolling of said order-of-play die by allplayers to determine order of play for the players; rolling of saidcategory die by the player with the lowest score on said order-of-playdie to determine which said category is to be played in the game;rolling of said game die by a selected player; moving one's saidmovement piece forwardly a number of said movement sections upon saidgame board equal to a score shown face up on said game die; selecting acard and answering said question corresponding to said category initialbeing displayed on said movement section where said movement piece isdisposed; and repeating said steps of rolling of said game die andmoving one's said movement piece and selecting a card and answering saidquestion until one of the players has moved one's movement piece ontosaid game piece finish sections. 9 The method of playing the drag racingtrivia board game as described in claim 8, wherein the step of selectinga card and answering said question also includes answering said questioncorrectly and repeating said steps of rolling of said game die andmoving one's said movement piece and selecting a card and answering saidquestion. 10 The method of playing the drag racing trivia board game asdescribed in claim 8, wherein the step of selecting a card and answeringsaid question also includes answering said question incorrectly andmoving one's said movement piece backwardly a number of said movementsections being displayed on said card and repeating said steps ofrolling of said game die and moving one's said movement piece andselecting a card and answering said question by another selected player.